Synthesis of mesoporous spherical γ-Al2O3 particles with varying porosity by spray pyrolysis of commercial boehmite

Jaehyung Choi, Kye Sang Yoo, Sung Don Kim, Hyung Kyu Park, Chul Woo Nam, Jinsoo Kim

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Abstract

Mesoporous spherical γ-Al2O3 particles were prepared by spray pyrolysis of commercial boehmite without the use of templating materials. Before spray pyrolysis, a boehmite slurry was prepared through thermal acid treatment of commercial boehmite with various concentrations of HNO3. The spray pyrolysis process produced spherical γ-Al2O3 particles with a size of 1 μm regardless of the pretreatment conditions. However, the dominant pore size of the produced γ-Al2O3 particles shifted from 35 nm to 3.5 nm when the molar ratio of [HNO3]/[AlOOH] increased from 0.06 to 0.24 during thermal acid treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-156
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume56
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Dec 2017

Keywords

  • Boehmite
  • Mesoporous
  • Phase transformation
  • Spray pyrolysis
  • γ-Alumina

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